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David Lefort / Boston Globe:
Red Sox get Carter — The Red Sox today received their "player to be named later" from the trade that sent Wily Mo Pena to the Nationals last week. — The Nationals acquired lefthanded-hitting first base prospect Chris Carter from the Diamondbacks, then shipped Carter to the Red Sox to complete the Pena deal.
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SOX & Dawgs
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Dotcom / Boston Globe:
Papi's car on eBay — The following story was written by the Globe's Andrew Ryan: — Used Car for Sale: A 2005 Mercedes-Benz convertible SL-Class SL65 AMG with 6.0-liter twin-turbo charged engine that rockets from 0 to 60 in less than four seconds. — Mileage: 4,034, driven predominantly to and from Fenway Park.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Budde's hit wins it in 10th inning — Angels reserve catcher Ryan Budde pulled off a rare double-double Monday night, evoking the memory of Adam Riggs and beating the New York Yankees with one clutch swing of the bat in the bottom of the 10th inning. — Budde, who entered the game …
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Steven Goldman / New York Sun:
Scioscia-Ball Works More Than It Should — When the Yankees play the Angels, it's like a first contact between members of different species, a ball club traveling to Mars (or California — same difference) and finding something that strongly resembles itself but isn't quite the same.
Discussion:
Bronx Banter
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Redding leads Nationals to win over Astros — Ex-Astro deals 7 shutout innings; Jennings fails again — It was not a good idea to make assumptions Monday night at Minute Maid Park, where the Astros got the figurative equivalent of popcorn thrown in their faces, which is what one fan suffered …
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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies first pitch — HANGING ON — Left-hander Mark Redman, an eight- year major league veteran, has signed a minor league contract with the Rockies and pitched for Double-A Tulsa (Okla.) on Monday. — He gave up five runs, five hits, two walks and struck out seven in five innings in Tulsa's 6-5 …
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Rocky Mountain News:
Three keys — Key moments in the Rockies' 4-2, 11-inning loss against the Pirates at Coors Field on Monday night: — 1 Left-hander Brian Fuentes, still trying to get in shape after six weeks on the disabled list, walked Cesar Izturis to open the 11th and, with one out, hit Matt Kata with a pitch …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
With Season in Focus, Wright's Vision Is Clear 30/30 — David Wright's mind is in overdrive. He is processing the score, the inning, the count and the number of outs. He is studying the pitcher's time to home plate, his pickoff move and, if he can sneak a peek, his grip.
Discussion:
You can't script baseball
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Red Sox, Wakefield cash in — New catcher handles the job in another shutout of Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Slaught, who was with Tim Wakefield when the knuckleballer was a Pirates rookie, caught him in the 1992 National League playoffs. — "Catching him today," Slaught said that night …
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Ladies
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets deal for Reds' Conine — Add veteran righty bat in wake of Easley injury — Jeff Conine was dealt to the Marlins in an August trade four years ago, and helped lift Florida to a World Series victory over the Yankees by hitting .367 that postseason. Now the Mets are counting on him to do the same for them.
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Yanksfan vs Soxfan:
Hit Men — Alex Rodriguez's 500th dinger ocasioned much speculation as to whether he will some day overtake Barry Bonds's still-growing home run crown, described ad nauseum in the press as the "most hallowed record in sports." Nevermind that, outside the Americas, this record is of little interest.
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
A-plus for Pedro — Martinez dazzles in third Single-A start — PORT ST. LUCIE - He'd lost a nine-pitch battle to a Single-A hitter and there was a palpable feeling at Tradition Field that Pedro Martinez was ticked off in the third inning of last night's game.
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Watch and Enjoy as Webb Pursues Hershiser's Feat — Anyone who still complains that baseball teams from small markets can't compete and that baseball teams that don't play their home games in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Boston seem not to matter, ought to set aside some time tomorrow night.
Jack O'Connell / MLB.com:
Gloveless hitters buck the trend — Few barehanded lumber wielders remain in the game — The evolution of baseball equipment has made it difficult for modern-day ballplayers to resemble their predecessors. Double-flapped helmets, shoulder and shin pads, weighted donuts, oversized fielding gloves.
Discussion:
It's Mets For Me
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Choking Up For Big Hits — A little over a week ago, Dayton manager Donnie Scott and hitting coach Darren Bragg told their team that everyone was going to choke up on the bat. Tired of seeing inopportune strikeouts and looking for a way to speed up bats that were dragging in the August heat …
Jay Jaffe / Baseball Prospectus:
The 2007 Replacement Level Killers — In a pennant race, every edge matters. The late-season heroics of one individual may turn a close race into a tale of success writ large, but it's the failures writ small, the weak links on a team, that commonly create that close race in the first place.
